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Early Origins of the Boran family

The surname Boran was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region.

Early History of the Boran family

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Boran Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Born, Borne, Boren, Borner and others.

Early Notables of the Boran family

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Boran migration to the United States +



Boran Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan Boran, aged 22, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Boran (post 1700) +

  • James F. Boran, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Minersville, Pennsylvania, 1933-38 (acting, 1933-34)
  • Florence V. Boran, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Minersville, Pennsylvania, 1938-40 (acting, 1938-40)


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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